Perspectives on Assessment of DLLs Development & Learning, Prek-Third Grade 

Standard 3Resource Type: ReportTopic: Assessment Methods and ToolsTopic: Multilingual Learners
Written By Kadisha Conteh

Perspectives on Assessment of DLLs Development & Learning, Prek-Third Grade 

The chronic academic underachievement of the DLL population across the nation, and their lower school readiness scores in mathematics and literacy at kindergarten entry clearly reveal the need for more effective assessment approaches that are linked to improved instruction for young DLLs. Linda Espinosa’s 2016 paper is organized around the following questions: 1) What are the important linguistic, cultural, and background factors to consider in the assessment of young DLLs? 2) What are the most appropriate methods for assessing young DLLs for certain purposes (e.g., instructional improvement and developmental screening)? 3) What technical considerations are required for testing DLLs? 4) What do teachers need to know about the valid assessment of young DLLs?

Organization/Author:  Linda M Espinosa, Ph.D. 

Type of Resource: Report

Publication Date: 2016

Kadisha Conteh
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